Special Report JANESVILLE | FATAL SHOOTING Janesville shootings that killed 3, critically injured 1 were domestic murder-suicide Jeff Richgels Jun 21, 2025 Jun 21, 2025 Updated Jul 18, 2025 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The shooting deaths of three people Tuesday in Janesville were a case of domestic murder-suicide, Janesville police said Friday.kAm%96 D9@@E:?8D 23@FE `_icd 2]>] %F6D52J 2E E96 pDA6? $BF2C6 2A2CE>6?ED[ ae_d }] !@?E:24 sC:G6[ :?:E:2==J H6C6 C6A@CE65 2D “2 72>:=J AC@3=6>” 2?5 E96? 2D D9@ED 7:C65]k^AmkAmpD @77:46CD 6?E6C65 E96 2A2CE>6?E 4@>A=6I[ E96J 7@F?5 @?6 F?C6DA@?D:G6 25F=E :? E96 5@@CH2J @7 pA2CE>6?E f H:E9 2 G:D:3=6 8F?D9@E H@F?5 2?5 E96? E9C66 >@C6 25F=ED H:E9 G:D:3=6 8F?D9@E H@F?5D :?D:56 E96 2A2CE>6?E[ {E] y6??:76C $6686C D2:5 :? 2 DE2E6>6?E]k^Am kAm%9C66 @7 E96 A6@A=6 H6C6 AC@?@F?465 5625 2E E96 D46?6[ H9:=6 @?6 H2D E2<6? 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Prosecutor: Pair acquired 'shocking' amount of poison in bid to kill 2 women Paul Van Duyne Jr., 43, and Andrea L. Whitaker, 41, spent months researching, acquiring and planting the extremely toxic substances in the wom…
Dodge County town board chairman arrested for mistreating animals after death of dog Richard Van Buren, the chairman of the Chester Town Board in rural Waupun, will make his initial court appearance on Friday afternoon.
1 seriously injured in boat crash on Lake Koshkonong A pontoon boat carrying six people and a jon boat carrying three people collided on Lake Koshkonong, near the Dallman Boat Landing, authorities said.
Suspects in Madison poisoning plot charged with attempted homicide in Rock County The two are charged with three counts of attempted first-degree intentional homicide and aggravated battery, among other charges.
What to know about alleged Madison poisoning plot Prosecutors say Paul Van Duyne Jr. and Andrea L. Whitaker conspired to place cyanide in the water bottles of two women Van Duyne briefly dated.
Illinois man dies in head-on crash on Highway 81 in Rock County The name of the person who died will be released by the Rock County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Man dies in tractor rollover crash in Iowa County The man was mowing on a steep incline when the tractor rolled, authorities said.
Woman injured in Janesville domestic murder-suicide dies, pushing death toll to 4 The Rock County Medical Examiner's Department on Wednesday identified the woman and said she died at a local hospital on Monday
Authorities identify shooter in Janesville murder-suicide that resulted in 4 deaths One of the people shot was someone the shooter had a prior domestic relationship with and was at the apartment to retrieve personal belongings…
